Satellite


 * Defined**: Satellite e-learning represents the next generation of distributed media. Utilizing IP (Internet Protocol) as the network layer and distribution technology, it also incorporates the latest MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) video standard or latest version of Windows Media. Similar in application to ITV, it allows for the live traditional classroom to be transmitted to a remote site while synchronous oral interactivity is supported by audio teleconferencing or student response systems integrating audio and keypad technology (data interaction). Additionally, since satellite elearning uses IP, video streaming can be utilized at extremely high bandwidths (~3.0Mbps). The IPbased video can be distributed directly to the user’s end-point and then distributed via the LAN to either a classroom or desktop computer, or both. Also, satellite e-learning can easily transmit large multimedia/ web-based training modules (known as data casting) without being constrained by bandwidth, as is common with a terrestrial network. This capability allows the data to bypass the WAN by transmitting directly to the user’s end-point and then distributed locally via the LAN, thereby effectively bypassing the terrestrial infrastructure and the Internet. Satellite elearning is also referred to as BTV/IP (Business Television/ Internet Protocol)

> In August 2008, 21 ground sites had been equipped with secure broadband satellite connection. Each site features an UDcast’s UDgateway that provides protocol acceleration, caching and security in conjunction with iDirect VSAT modems. [] (Polly Quigley, 9-11-09) This is a site that defines satellite e-learning. It discusses what it provides and what it utilizes. With satellite e-learning, students can participate in class along with the instructor and the other students. The only real difference is that some students are not sitting in the same location as the instructor. With satellite e-learning, instructors are able to incorporate all of the different media into their lessons. (U`ilani Corr-Yorkman, 9/13/09)
 * 1) Network is a product that makes it possible for students to receive educational programming directly to their home computer or television. The satellite transmission bypasses the constrained bandwidth of the internet by transmitting information directly to users via a satellite dish. ([|www.dishnetwork.com]) (Vincent Venzon, 9/7/09)
 * 2) HCL Comnet has developed a tool for e-learning that uses satellite technology for distance education. http://www.hclcomnet.co.in/ (Nikki Kinoshita, 9-8-09)
 * 3) This is the site for the Vivesvaraya Technological University. Indian Space Research Organization launched EDUSAT, a satellite meant exclusively for education sector on Septembeer 20, 2004, states the site. It utilizes internet protocol that bypasses wide area networks and the Internet and is able to transmit actual classroom lessons to remote locations. The technology is made to be utilized in areas with vast remoteness such as India-or is it the necessity that led to the R&D of the technology?http://elearning.vtu.ac.in/edusat_bde.htm (Carol Ball September 8, 2009)
 * 4) SCOLA (Satellite Communications for Learning) is a non-profit organization that uses satellite technology (as well as internet and cable) to receive and re-send educational information in a country's native language. K-12 schools and universities use SCOLA to receive transmissions about current news, language study and cultural enhancement. http://www.scola.org/scola/Aboutus.aspx (Tia Mayberry, 09-08-09)
 * 5) Skybridge is a two-way video network that is operated by Maui CC for educational broadcasting to residents of Maui. The UH-Manoa campus has a Ku-based satellite uplink that allows it to deliver live video programs to Hawaii and the continental United States. ([] ) (Juli Umetsu 9/08/09)
 * 6) Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary offers courses through satellite. There is a list of courses that can be through satellite. The courses are found at []. (Stacie Fernandez, 9-9-09)
 * 7) In August 2008 UDcast, a global provider of enterprise network optimization and mobile television solutions, delivered a network acceleration system to the universities in Papua New Guinea. The new Papua New Guinea Academic and Research Network, the consortium that initiated this project, sought to enable students and scientists to access global internet services, online knowledge resources, remote processing power, as well as to conduct and attend lectures over broadband video conferencing.
 * 1) Medical Missions for Children strives to "transfer medical knowledge from those who have it to those who need it using the latest communications technology". The program links a physician at a top hospital to a patient and the patient's physican in a remote are. [] (Gail Arakaki 9/12/09)
 * 2) I found a link to a company that uses satellites to provide IP, video streaming which can be utilized at extremely high bandwidths. (Tim Stewart, 09-13-09).
 * 3) **PEACESAT** (Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite) is a telecommunications tool that truly fits the Distance Education mold. Based on the UH Manoa campus, PEACESAT utilizes satellite and other technologies to facilitate an educational experience for students across the Pacific. Their mission is to facilitate "development" and "public service" communications, and they have been serving the Pacific Island regions for more than 30 years. Initially a satellite-only initiative, PEACESAT has now incorporated private fiber, copper, and microwave network technologies, and has been collaborating with their partners around the Pacific to make for the best possible DE experience. It's primarily IP (internet protocol) streams allow for 2-way, live, synchronous data feeds (aural and video) between an instructor, content expert, etc. and the student(s) at a distance. Live demonstrations are possible, allowing for the teacher to gauge how well the student can demonstrate the concepts they are learning. Check out their website at []. (Adam Tanare Jr., 09-13-09).
 * 4) The Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting System combines geo-stationary satellites and ground based repeaters to reach e learners across the the planet.This is a commercial venture that offers its services to interested academic and commercial institutes. It was first implemented in South Korea on May 1, 2005. http:// www.awe.communications.com/network/SDMB/index.html (Robert Bruck,09-13-09)
 * 5) **NOAA, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration**, is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. One of its six line offices is the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informational Services (NESDIS), also known as the NOAA Satellite and Information Service. Its job is to acquire and manage U.S. operational environmental satellites, provide data and information services, and conduct related research. Since its mission is to provide “timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, & enhance America's economy, security, environment, & quality of life,” NOAA is heavily involved in education. It provides educational programs for teachers such as Teacher at Sea, in which teacher-researchers work on a NOAA research ship and then continue the research from their classrooms with the teachers and students, using satellite technology. NOAA also provides a webpage for education and outreach that lists internal and external resources. I recently attended an introductory workshop sponsored by NOAA on how to use GPS/GIS technology. (  @http://www.education.noaa.gov/index.html ) (Renee Adams, 9/13/09)
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14. The American Certification Institute offers classes through Internet and satellite. Classes are transmitted from Beijing and received where there is a down-link capability. They offer 45 courses, between one and three days long each, for various certifications and skills. [|Link here.] (Erik Hill 09/13/2009)  15. The Pacific eLerning Obserbatory offers a site developed through a program within the University of the South Pacific. (http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8035&type=98) this site not only offers programs and services but also is a center for research that has a prime focus on developing and monitoring satellite distance education programs through out the south Pacific region. The site has links to research articles and current projects and plans within the field of distance education. (Josh Owens, 9/13/09) 16. http://www.nps.edu/Academics/Schools/GSBPP/DegreeProg/Non-Resident/MSPM.html The Master of Science in Program Management Degree at the Naval Postgraduate School is offered in a Video Tele-Education (VTE) format. Instructors are located at NPS in Monterey, California, and students attend classes via satellite from their home commands located across the country. (JoAnn Fifield, 9/13/09)
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17. **Business Com** Business Com is a international satellite ISP. It can be used as a service provider for satellite courses and conferences. This company can provide startup services and support for new users. This could be quite helpful for educators and schools looking to learn and implement this new technology.
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(Nicole Collier, September 13, 2009)